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- 8/5 Rally for Judge Sonia Soto...
Upper Senate Park
Wednesday, August 5 at 11:45am - McCain on the Rocks!
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Thursday, September 4 at 7:00pm - Four More Years - Or Forty Mor...
Media Matters Action Network Lounge
Thursday, August 28 at 10:00am - Money, Politics, and Spiritual...
People For the American Way Foundation
Monday, May 19 at 1:00pm - Tell McCain: No More Bad Bush ...
Wake Forest University Entrance
Tuesday, May 6 at 8:00am
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- PFAW ISSUES OPEN LETTER TO PROGRESSIVE ALLIES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DEFEATING QUESTION 1 IN MAINE
9/29/09 -- Today, PFAW President Michael D. Keegan issued an open letter to progressive allies asking them to lend whatever support they are able to provide to the No on 1 campaign in Maine. The far right has made banning same-sex marriage in Maine a test of its ability to stop the newfound momentum in America toward equality and reverse the progressive agenda Americans voted for last November.
http://bit.ly/1nBA4F
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: IT'S TIME TO LEAD ON LGBT EQUALITY
6/23/09 -- Today, PFAW President Michael B. Keegan issued an open letter to President Obama urging him to use his influence to advance the cause of LGBT equality and make good on his promises to help end discriminatory policies such as DOMA and Don't Ask Don't Tell. http://bit.ly/mhWfL
DUMP DOMA
It's time for some real change we can believe in. It's time for the federal government to stop punishing loving same-sex couples. It's time to repeal DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act). President-elect Obama says he supports the repeal. Take action right now to make sure Congress sends him the legislation. http://bit.ly/2LyWq
CALL FOR DHS TO PUBLISH "RIGHTWING EXTREMISM" REPORT
The murders of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas and Stephen T. Johns at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum reiterate the need for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to finalize and publish its "Rightwing Extremism" report. http://bit.ly/x4W8Y
TELL THE SENATE: CONFIRM DAWN JOHNSEN AS HEAD OF THE OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL
The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) at the Justice Department is incredibly important -- among other things, it's the where the legal rationale for the Bush administration's torture policies was crafted. Dawn Johnsen's nomination to head the OLC is under attack from the Right Wing, but she is the perfect pick to clean up the OLC and help restore justice to the DOJ. http://bit.ly/OSHZX
PASS THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT
Help make 2009 the year we'll finally be able to enact hate crimes legislation that includes protections against violence based on disability status, sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity. The Right Wing is working hard to stop the legislation with their usual lies and scare tactics, but the bill was passed in the House on April 29th and will be coming under Senate consideration soon. Help bring this bill to the President's desk! http://bit.ly/W0vBY
TORTURE ACCOUNTABILITY: TELL HOLDER TO APPOINT A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO INVESTIGATE BYBEE, YOO, AND BRADBURY
According to initial accounts, the report due to be released by the Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility will not recommend criminal investigation of the authors of the now infamous "torture memos." But true accountability for illegal acts requires prosecution. Tell Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to conduct a criminal investigation of Jay Bybee, John Yoo, and Steven Bradbury, the legal architects of the Bush administration's torture policies. http://bit.ly/4yg4W2
TORTURE ACCOUNTABILITY: IMPEACH 9TH CIRCUIT JUDGE JAY BYBEE
As the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel under President George W. Bush, Jay Bybee tried to bend the law to justify the administration's torture policies. Had the recently-released Bush-era torture memos been disclosed when Jay Bybee was nominated by the former president for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, he probably would not have been confirmed by the Senate. We agree with the New York Times: "Mr. Bybee is unfit for a job that requires legal judgment and a respect for the Constitution. Congress should impeach him." http://bit.ly/15rhdu
TELL CONGRESS HOW TO RESTORE JUSTICE
Justice has been on vacation for eight long years. It needs to be restored. That means restoring checks and balances, accountability, transparency and the rule of law -- some of our most fundamental constitutional values that have been stepped on and undermined by the previous administration. People For has a new Campaign to Restore Justice and a three-point petition to congressional leaders. http://bit.ly/43ENHz
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